LGMA - Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association

01/10/2026

🧁☕️🍰🎵🧁☕️🍰🎵🧁☕️🍰🎵🧁🍰Share music, a cuppa and cake!
Macmillan Coffee Evening
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Wednesday 7th October
Moncreiff Church, East Kilbride.

You are all to come along to our annual
fundraiser!

5:50pm doors open. Tea, coffee and cake served. (Donation)

6pm music by Mango Youth Orchestra accompanied by Da Capo Alba Adult Orchestra.
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The money raised can help fund Macmillan nurses, provide cancer information leaflets and answer calls on the Macmillan Support Line.

🧁Items of baking are most welcome on the night. (Please list all ingredients for those with allergies or dietary requirements).🧁

Donations on the night can be made by cash, card or using the QR Code.
Last year we raised the fantastic sum of £315.

🎵Da Capo Alba’s usual Wednesday rehearsal will take place at 7:15 with the Macmillan coffee evening for orchestra members taking place during the break.🎵🧁☕️🎵

23/09/2026

The Annual General Meeting of the Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association takes place this evening at Moncreiff Church, 7:15pm.

12/09/2026

A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says: "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them.

After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.
A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second."

An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims: "Get out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight."

The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says: "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development."
This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au natural.

Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest.

The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility.

On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless.
The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest—and closes the bar.

28/08/2026

Taster course in September inviting young people…

18/08/2026

Our classes and orchestras will be starting back next week for the new term!

01/07/2026

9 years ago on our orchestra trip to Bavaria and Frankonia!

21/06/2026

After a day in the sunshine, come along for a lovely summer’s evening concert at St Meddans, Troon with Da Capo Alba guitar and mandolin orchestra.

16/06/2026

An evening of classical guitar and mandolin music with Scotland’s own Da Capo Alba. Expect an evening of summer vibe music, from the Lanarkshire group visiting Ayrshire!

13/06/2026

One week to go until our Troon Concert!
Come to the seaside…have an ice cream cone or find a cosy cafe then come and hear classical guitars and mandolins together playing a variety of pieces of music. Information 👇

04/06/2026